Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Quick Start


Using the Server Utilities Interface

The following briefly describes the Tivoli Storage Manager Server Utilities.

Figure 17. Tivoli Storage Manager Server Utilities

TSM Server Utilities

Service Information
Provides an interface to control the TSM server and scheduler, and the ADSMScsi device driver as NT services. It also provides a server console monitor and TSM command line interface.

Device Information
Provides information about attached devices. Operations are available by right-clicking on a device in this view.

Version Information
Provides access to information about the location and version of TSM components installed on the TSM server.

Initial Configuration
Provides access to the TSM Initial Configuration Wizard, which is a series of wizards, each handling part of initial configuration.

Performance Configuration
Provides a wizard that analyzes the environment and makes recommendations for locations of key files and optimal options file settings.

Server Initialization
Provides a wizard to initialize the TSM server.

Cluster Configuration
Provides a wizard to configure the TSM server for a Windows clustering environment.

Active Directory Configuration
Provides a wizard to configure the TSM server to use the Active Directory.

Volume Formatting
Provides wizards to create and increase the size of TSM database volumes, TSM recovery log volumes, and TSM disk storage pool volumes.

License Configuration
Provides the administrator with a wizard that allows the administrator to specify the TSM licensed components and features that have been purchased.

Service Configuration
Provides a wizard that enables the administrator to configure the TSM Server, ADSMScsi device driver, and the TSM Central Scheduler to be controlled like other NT services.

Device Configuration
Provides a wizard to configure devices.

Client Configuration
Provides wizards to configure client nodes and create client options files.

Scheduler Configuration
Provides a wizard to create schedules and determine which clients and agents get backed up on which schedule.

Media Labeling
Provides a wizard to label new volumes for any device type except removable file devices like Zip drives and JAZ drives.

Storage Pool Hierarchy
Provides a wizard to arrange storage pool hierarchies.

Accounting
Displays a file which includes accounting information.

Server Options
Provides a graphical user interface for editing the server options file.

Server Administration
Provides an integrated administrative Web interface.


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